10 Viral Videos You Didn't Know Are Fake YouTube has been the house of many viral videos
since its incarnation many years ago.
While most of these videos were pretty convincing, some of them were purposely made to have hints
of being a total hoax.
The videos on this list however, were thought to be real as they went viral on the web.
Here are the 10 viral videos, you didn't know are fake!
Woolshed Company Videos Over the last two years, the Woolshed Company
has been putting up videos on the web that seem to catch a lot of attention.
These included the video about a lion who took revenge on a trophy hunter, and the one
that features a man who fought off a great white shark.
With the 8 viral videos the company released a couple of years ago, they have gained more
than 200 million views, almost 2 million likes, and about 500,000 viewer comments.
Some of their videos even made it to the news like CNN, NBC, and other foreign news broadcasts.
Rusty the Narcoleptic Dog This video raised a lot of concerns when it
comes to the cognitive disorders of animals.
Rusty for example, was shown in the video to have the condition called narcolepsy - it's
simply a phenomenon where an individual, or animal, falls asleep without warning during
waking hours.
The problem is, dogs don't get narcolepsy.
The dog in the video, Lucy - the real name, was just any other trained dog that can flip
over on cue.
The 1969 Moon Landing Well, the moon landing was definitely real.
On the other hand, this viral video isn't.
Since the quality of the original footage wasn't very convincing for most people nowadays
to believe it was real, the moment was relived on a sound stage last 2005.
CNN YouTube Debate This was the first ever "YouTube Debate" that
was simultaneously aired on television and YouTube back in 2007.
Since YouTube was already starting to become a household name, CNN thought it would be
a great idea to use the word "YouTube" for higher viewer ratings.
On the other hand, this was the time when the YouTube Live service did not exist yet.
This YouTube debate, was done weeks before the event, having used video clips from the
participants of the event.
Charlie Bit My Finger Again This video features kids named Charlie, the
older sibling, and Harry, the cute baby brother.
While this is pretty entertaining especially to those who love kids, everything in this
video, including the British accent used by Charlie as he pretended to get hurt, was completely
fake.
The whole thing was staged by their mom, who were looking for some extra YouTube cash.
Hi-Tec Liquid Mountaineering Shoes Ever thought of walking on water?
Well, this video made it seem possible with the use of Hi-Tec's upcoming shoe line.
It was featured to have a water-resistant material that was supposed to help its wearer
to walk on water.
After the video reached more than 7 million views, the company came clean and said that
everything was just a simple marketing campaign.
They even made a follow-up video on how they came up with "Liquid Mountaineering".
Megawoosh - Bruno Kammerl Jumps You have probably seen this video about a
guy who went on a huge slip 'n slide, flying through the air and landing on a kiddie pool.
This video became viral after a few days, reaching millions of viewers around the world.
Some people thought it was fake, and it was - the video was just another marketing campaign,
coming from Microsoft.
Are You My Man in the Jacket?
This viral video isn't like any other videos featured on this list - it had some sense,
and its personal approach reached out a lot of people.
It featured a woman named Heidi, who was having a problem returning the jacket whom she had
a "good time" with.
After the search for "the man in the jacket" that went on for days, it all turned out to
be a hoax.
It was all but a campaign to promote a retail company that was about to release a new menswear
line.
Leeroy Jenkings If you live under a rock, you probably haven't
heard about Leeroy Jenkins.
This video about a World of Warcraft character created by Ben Schultz, was one of the firsts
when it comes to viral videos.
It was fun to watch - how Leeroy got his all of gaming pals killed as he charged into battle,
shouting his name.
Crazy German Kid After a fabricated backstory was made for
this video, it turned into a viral sensation in a few days.
On the other hand, the kid on the video, Leopold, have already made lots of sketches on the
web, often acting wild and goofy at the same time.
The video was pretty convincing, but it was all made clear by the one who uploaded it
- everything in the video was staged.
Too bad for Leopold, he's had a lot of backclash from the video he was featured in.
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